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Christopher Weeks wrote:
>
> In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> > Stephen F Roberts wrote:
>
> > Would there be an interest in the Pirate Game also? I'd be willing to
> > run that (and can provide plenty of ships). That would be another good
> > round the clock type game.
>
> I'm all over this! (Is that common vernacular, or do I need to explain that
> I'm very interested?)
>
> You have any details yet? Can I run an island full of exotic dangers that they
> have to land on and recover something from?
>
> If so, can I run the island and non-affiliated ships during the ship phase?
> Just so I don't get bored during the twelve hours of Ship to Ship combat?
>
> I'm really excited about this gathering!
I think at this point it would be helpfull to get an idea of who all
wants to play so we can start to get an idea if this should be a
definite and how much space we might need (of course how much space we
can have is up to the Brikfest organizers...). To facilitate this, I'd
like the following info:
Name
How long do you want to play (1)
Have you played before
Are you willing to help GM (2)
What ships would you like to bring
Do you want to supply some islands (3)
What else would you like to bring
(1) as long as possible, a few hours, half the day
(2) take a spell to relieve me, play NPC ships and islands, or whatever
(3) if you want to supply a specialty island, either you should help GM
or we need to figure out how to deal with your knowledge about it, of
course if you want to leave specifics up to the GMs, that's fine also
If we go for a long game, I would envision set up Friday
afternoon/evening (if we go for a long day, I'll take Friday off so I
can get up there by the afternoon) and game all Saturday. If we go with
a shorter game, we could set up Saturday morning and play in the
afternoon. Tear down should probably occur Saturday night but could
occur Sunday morning.
See my other post about ship building details if you want to build
ships. If we go for a long game, we will need a port or two or three if
anyone wants to build them (they can also just be designated areas, but
I have an idea for a pirate base which I may build).
Unless we have a huge game, I reccomend that we use just my minifigs,
treasure, and possibly even cannon (though we can use cotton tufts to
indicate out of commission cannon so we don't have to take them off your
ship). I have something like 1200 pirate theme minifigs including a fair
number of blue soldiers, a decent number of red, a decent number of
armada, and a hefty islander population (if someone really wants to play
islanders as a real competive position, I would consider coming up with
some ideas to make them more competitive [they just have small ships
without cannon]).
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Frank Filz
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To answer my own questions...
> Name: Frank Filz
> How long do you want to play (1): As long as possible though I would like some breaks to eat and take in some of the other activities, and to go to the outlet store on Sunday
> Have you played before: no (but I'm enthusiastic and have run large games at cons before)
> Are you willing to help GM (2): happy to be chief GM
> What ships would you like to bring: I can bring quite a few ships, though I'll need to get cracking depending on how many are needed.
> Do you want to supply some islands (3): definitely (and I will bring a bunch of baseplates and palm trees etc so we can build simple islands to fill space if needed
> What else would you like to bring: anything which seems necessary
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
~ Name: Jeff Stembel
~ How long do you want to play: Only as long as I'm winning! Just kidding,
I'd like to play for at least a few hours, as I'd also like to do some of the
other things. I will undoubtedly have fest tasks to do also.
~ Have you played before: Nope
~ Are you willing to help GM: Sure, sounds like fun!
~ What ships would you like to bring: Well, I don't have any built now, but I
have the hulls for 6285(1), 6289(2.5?) 6274(2), 6250(4?), plus a hefty number
of bow bricks for cutters... Sails will be a major problem however, as I am
entirely unsure wher most of mine are...
~ Do you want to supply some islands: I can definitely supply island plates,
I could probably put stuff on em, and make my own islands. I also have *loads*
of palm trees...
~ What else would you like to bring: Hmmm... Dunno, I got quite a lot of
stuff though...
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> Name
Christopher Weeks
> How long do you want to play (1)
Not sure. If it's lots of fun I could go for an 12-18 hour stretch with meal
breaks. I'm willing to commit to 6-8 hours for sure.
> Have you played before
Nope.
> Are you willing to help GM (2)
Sure, as long as it's not bizzarrely complicated. Does this use a tape
measure, or studs, or what for distance determination? I have tape measures!
> What ships would you like to bring
None.
> Do you want to supply some islands (3)
I could.
> What else would you like to bring
What do you need? I could try building a port if you'd give me some rough
sizes to work toward. I can't guarentee authenticity though :-)
> (3) if you want to supply a specialty island, either you should help GM
> or we need to figure out how to deal with your knowledge about it, of
> course if you want to leave specifics up to the GMs, that's fine also
OK, let's figure it out. First, how big must an island be for it to really
count? I'm thinking that those ships are big and it'll have to be fairly
large. To what degree is the game just a miniatures board-game? How does it
go beyond that?
> If we go for a long game, I would envision set up Friday
> afternoon/evening (if we go for a long day, I'll take Friday off so I
I'm taking Friday off, so I'll be around to help with setup at that time if
that's what we decide.
> can get up there by the afternoon) and game all Saturday. If we go with
> a shorter game, we could set up Saturday morning and play in the
> afternoon. Tear down should probably occur Saturday night but could
> occur Sunday morning.
Is the public going to be around, or just the participants (of the brickfest, I
mean)? If it's going to be a public event, it might be worth setting up ASAP,
and playing during certain timeslots so as to drag it out and leave it set up
as long as possible. But only if security is satisfactory.
> we will need a port or two or three if
> anyone wants to build them (they can also just be designated areas, but
> I have an idea for a pirate base which I may build).
See above.
> Unless we have a huge game, I reccomend that we use just my minifigs,
> treasure, and possibly even cannon (though we can use cotton tufts to
Good for me. Your collection wildly dwarfs mine.
and a hefty islander population (if someone really wants to play
> islanders as a real competive position, I would consider coming up with
> some ideas to make them more competitive [they just have small ships
> without cannon]).
What counts as hefty? How many would there have to be defending islands to be
a reasonable force? You mentioned in a previous post that it's primarily
non-fantasy. How important is that? Islanders could have tribal magics or
something to get them into the game.
Chris
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Christopher Weeks wrote:
> > How long do you want to play (1)
>
> Not sure. If it's lots of fun I could go for an 12-18 hour stretch with meal
> breaks. I'm willing to commit to 6-8 hours for sure.
The game does allow for people to come and go (if you leave your ship in
port, it's safe, if you aren't around to move your ship, the GM will
move it towards the closest port). If a player needs to make a quick run
(like a bathroom run) and lets me know where their going, we'll wait for
them (or skip their turn and give it to them when they come back).
> Sure, as long as it's not bizzarrely complicated. Does this use a tape
> measure, or studs, or what for distance determination? I have tape measures!
The rules are here (along with other links):
http://www.io.com/~sj/PirateGame.html
Tape measures will be useful, so people should bring them if they have
them.
> > What else would you like to bring
>
> What do you need? I could try building a port if you'd give me some rough
> sizes to work toward. I can't guarentee authenticity though :-)
>
> > (3) if you want to supply a specialty island, either you should help GM
> > or we need to figure out how to deal with your knowledge about it, of
> > course if you want to leave specifics up to the GMs, that's fine also
>
> OK, let's figure it out. First, how big must an island be for it to really
> count? I'm thinking that those ships are big and it'll have to be fairly
> large. To what degree is the game just a miniatures board-game? How does it
> go beyond that?
Scenic attractions (ports and islands) don't need to be that large. The
16x16 and 32x32 island plates make great stand alone islands (but any
plate can be used, islands can be rectangular). I'm thinking of making a
pirate base on a 96x96 base, but really a port could be of any size (or
could end up just being a space marked with masking tape if necessary
[actually, we'll probably do that anywise to indicate the "safe" area]).
Unless we will have a huge space, islands should tend to be small so
that there is room to sail the ships around.
The game is basically akin to tabletop miniatures games (as opposed to a
board game - the difference between tabletop and board games being that
board games have "squares" or "hexes" or "spaces" whereas tabletop games
use a tape measure to measure distance and unit position is arbitrary).
It is designed more to be fun than for historical accuracy. There is a
"campaign game" which basically adds more depth for longer games. If we
will be playing all day, we'll use the campaign game, for a shorter
game, we'll just run the combat game (with perhaps some embelishments
from the campaign game - I need to familiarize myself with the rules
more).
If you scroll down to the LEGO® WARGAMING section on my Pirate links
page:
file://localhost/home/ffilz/home/Lego/pirates.html
You'll find a couple links to photo-documentation of two different runs
of the game. From these, you can see that the islands tend to be small
(I don't see anything larger than a 32x32 island). The rules are also
illustrated (wander around Steve's website, there is a fair bit of
information packed in there).
> > If we go for a long game, I would envision set up Friday
> > afternoon/evening (if we go for a long day, I'll take Friday off so I
>
> I'm taking Friday off, so I'll be around to help with setup at that time if
> that's what we decide.
>
> > can get up there by the afternoon) and game all Saturday. If we go with
> > a shorter game, we could set up Saturday morning and play in the
> > afternoon. Tear down should probably occur Saturday night but could
> > occur Sunday morning.
>
> Is the public going to be around, or just the participants (of the brickfest, I
> mean)? If it's going to be a public event, it might be worth setting up ASAP,
> and playing during certain timeslots so as to drag it out and leave it set up
> as long as possible. But only if security is satisfactory.
If there is enough interest, I envision setting up Friday, running all
Saturday, with teardown Saturday evening or Sunday morning, with fairly
constant activity while the buildings are open, however, if pretty much
everyone wants to take a break at the same time, we can do that (but
should arrange to have someone be in the room). I'd also be happy to let
someone go make a lunch run for everyone (and if that person is a
player, they would get awarded some victory points for the sacrifice,
and their ship would be safe no matter where it is).
> and a hefty islander population (if someone really wants to play
> > islanders as a real competive position, I would consider coming up with
> > some ideas to make them more competitive [they just have small ships
> > without cannon]).
>
> What counts as hefty? How many would there have to be defending islands to be
> a reasonable force? You mentioned in a previous post that it's primarily
> non-fantasy. How important is that? Islanders could have tribal magics or
> something to get them into the game.
That's what I was thinking of. I may play around a bit with some ideas.
Of course even though they may not have the combat ability to duke it
out with a pirate ship, there is definitely a role playing element to
the game, and therefore possibilities for them.
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Frank Filz
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Frank Filz wrote:
> Christopher Weeks wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> > > Stephen F Roberts wrote:
> >
> > > Would there be an interest in the Pirate Game also? I'd be willing to
> > > run that (and can provide plenty of ships). That would be another good
> > > round the clock type game.
> >
> > I'm all over this! (Is that common vernacular, or do I need to explain that
> > I'm very interested?)
"We're THERE, dude." Either seems acceptable. ;)
> Name
Lindsay Frederick Braun
> How long do you want to play (1)
As long as possible; much of the weekend if necessary.
> Have you played before
Nope.
> Are you willing to help GM (2)
I probably could.
> What ships would you like to bring
I'm thinking of building a new ship, about BSB size plus one or two sections, built
in the mode of an Asian warship. I'd bring _Gloire_ but she's way too large (and too
recent) for the game--if she fits in my car, she'll be a display piece only.
Otherwise I'll rebuild my four-midsection Armada Flagship to omit the c.1870s
features (stack and turret).
> Do you want to supply some islands (3)
I could if necessary.
> What else would you like to bring
Caffeine.
> See my other post about ship building details if you want to build
> ships.
I've been looking for this, but I'm not sure where it is. I will modulate my
construction plans to account for it.
> If we go for a long game, we will need a port or two or three if
> anyone wants to build them (they can also just be designated areas, but
> I have an idea for a pirate base which I may build).
I might be able to cobble one of these together, using new parts I've acquired.
> Unless we have a huge game, I reccomend that we use just my minifigs,
> treasure, and possibly even cannon (though we can use cotton tufts to
> indicate out of commission cannon so we don't have to take them off your
> ship). I have something like 1200 pirate theme minifigs including a fair
> number of blue soldiers, a decent number of red, a decent number of
> armada, and a hefty islander population (if someone really wants to play
> islanders as a real competive position, I would consider coming up with
> some ideas to make them more competitive [they just have small ships
> without cannon]).
Perhaps we could allow them speed and HTH-combat bonuses, so that their physical
warfare can offset the pirates' range advantage? Or maybe allow them to "respawn,"
since they have a theoretically limitless population (living nearby and all)?
Let me know--of course much of my provision depends on whether I can actually find a
place to live for 1 June. Otherwise I may not be able to attend at all. :(
best
Lindsay
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > What ships would you like to bring
>
> I'm thinking of building a new ship, about BSB size plus one or two sections, built
> in the mode of an Asian warship. I'd bring _Gloire_ but she's way too large (and too
> recent) for the game--if she fits in my car, she'll be a display piece only.
> Otherwise I'll rebuild my four-midsection Armada Flagship to omit the c.1870s
> features (stack and turret).
I'd encourage anyone who has display pieces which are pirate related to
display them in the same area (of course this is all dependant on us
being able to have one of the rooms).
Note that the largest ships that Steve Jackson tends to use is 12 wides
with 2 center sections or 16 wides with 3 center sections, though the
rules do cover 3 center section 12 wides and 4 center section 16 wides.
> > Do you want to supply some islands (3)
>
> I could if necessary.
>
> > What else would you like to bring
>
> Caffeine.
>
> > See my other post about ship building details if you want to build
> > ships.
>
> I've been looking for this, but I'm not sure where it is. I will modulate my
> construction plans to account for it.
Here:
http://www.lugnet.com/pirates/?n=914
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Frank Filz
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I am now in possession of the GM charts!!!!
It looks like from Stephen's post about Brickfest that we are pretty much
on, if this can be confirmed, I'll pass the word to Steve Jackson, and he
will add the Brickfest to his web listing of upcoming games (which could
very well generate more interest in Brickfest).
I will be asking Steve to clarify a few things about the charts, and I may
also modify some of the things, which will leave his charts a little more
secret (you can always e-mail him and send an SSAE for a copy, or talk him
out of a copy at the games he runs). The information suggests a bunch of
assistant GMs are necessary, but unless we have a huge number of players, I
think I will try and make do with one or two assistants (we do want to have
people playing the game after all...).
Frank
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote:
> I am now in possession of the GM charts!!!!
>
> It looks like from Stephen's post about Brickfest that we are pretty much
> on, if this can be confirmed, I'll pass the word to Steve Jackson, and he
> will add the Brickfest to his web listing of upcoming games (which could
> very well generate more interest in Brickfest).
...Even if it weren't on, there's enough people there to make it go on! :-) But yesh!
There will be a pirate game on Saturday (prolly Friday and Sunday too :-), so bring your
boats and cannon and pirates and lets go!
> I will be asking Steve to clarify a few things about the charts, and I may
> also modify some of the things, which will leave his charts a little more
> secret (you can always e-mail him and send an SSAE for a copy, or talk him
> out of a copy at the games he runs). The information suggests a bunch of
> assistant GMs are necessary, but unless we have a huge number of players, I
> think I will try and make do with one or two assistants (we do want to have
> people playing the game after all...).
...You'll need to brief us more on how to make our ships battle ready. Do we need large
crews of minifigs? Can we overload on cannon? Can we make a shark catapult? :-)
...you can go back to ignoring me now...
wubwub
stephen f roberts
wamalug guy (http://wamalug.org)
Jain's Guide (http://wildlink.com/lego/jain)
Visit the wildlink (http://wildlink.com)
lugnet #160
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Stephen F Roberts wrote:
>
> "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > I am now in possession of the GM charts!!!!
> >
> > It looks like from Stephen's post about Brickfest that we are pretty much
> > on, if this can be confirmed, I'll pass the word to Steve Jackson, and he
> > will add the Brickfest to his web listing of upcoming games (which could
> > very well generate more interest in Brickfest).
>
> ...Even if it weren't on, there's enough people there to make it go on! :-) But yesh!
> There will be a pirate game on Saturday (prolly Friday and Sunday too :-), so bring your
> boats and cannon and pirates and lets go!
Ok, I'll let Steve know to put it on the schedule on his web page. I'm
not sure how quick he'll be able to get it on but it's worth at least
trying. In any case, once we have pictures after the fact, I'll pass the
word to him about where they are.
> ...You'll need to brief us more on how to make our ships battle ready. Do we need large
> crews of minifigs? Can we overload on cannon? Can we make a shark catapult? :-)
I'll answer this one later (gotta head home)...
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Frank Filz
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Frank Filz wrote:
> Stephen F Roberts wrote:
> > ...You'll need to brief us more on how to make our ships battle ready. Do we need large
> > crews of minifigs? Can we overload on cannon? Can we make a shark catapult? :-)
>
> I'll answer this one later (gotta head home)...
Dolphin saboteurs? ;)
LFB
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> Ok, I'll let Steve know to put it on the schedule on his web page. I'm
> not sure how quick he'll be able to get it on but it's worth at least
You mentioned the possibility of his participation. Is that ruled out at this
point, or are you in close enough communication to know?
Chris
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
>
> > Ok, I'll let Steve know to put it on the schedule on his web page. I'm
> > not sure how quick he'll be able to get it on but it's worth at least
>
> You mentioned the possibility of his participation. Is that ruled out at this
> point, or are you in close enough communication to know?
Not ruled out, but from what he said is unlikely (though I don't think he will
be at an already scheduled appearance that weekend from what I have seen or he
has mentioned). I've pointed him to the Brickfest web site, so if he is able
to make it, he knows who to contact, and will presumably let us know. It would
be cool if he could make it (and he's definitely interested in the idea - over
the past year or so, I think his interest in other LEGO themes has grown).
Frank
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Frank Filz wrote:
> > ...You'll need to brief us more on how to make our ships battle ready. Do we need large
> > crews of minifigs? Can we overload on cannon? Can we make a shark catapult? :-)
>
> I'll answer this one later (gotta head home)...
Sorry I didn't get to this last night...
If we do something like the campaign game, we will want many smaller
ships, and even if we play the battle game, it will still be nice to
have bunches of smaller ships. I will start building some small ships
over the next couple weeks. Unless we have a huge number of players,
lets just use my minifigs so we don't need to keep track of who belongs
to whom. If you have a favorite fig you want to use for your captain,
that would probably be ok (captains are easier to keep track of).
Another reason to keep to the smaller ships is to make things more
manageable since it sounds like for the most part we aren't familiar
with the rules.
Here's a post I made earlier with ship building guidelines:
http://www.lugnet.com/pirates/?n=914
Also check out Steve's pages and the pictures from the photo-documented
games:
Building Cutters and Brigs
http://www.io.com/~sj/cutters.html
Parte ye Firste: Combat
http://www.io.com/~sj/PirateGame1.html
Parte ye Second: The Campaign Game
http://www.io.com/~sj/PirateGame2.html
Tom Lentz's pictures of Steve Jackson's Pirate game
http://members.home.net/tlentz/pirates.html
Marcon LEGO® Pirates!
http://www.bright.net/~bdspicer/articles/lego/legopics.htm
Remember to come in costume for bonuses... (of course I'll have to dig
out a costume myself).
As far as things like dolphin saboteurs and shark catapults... Well, the
game is mostly serious, but does allow a little bit of fun (one hint
about how far the fun might extend though, I asked Steve once about the
role monkeys could play, and he mentioned that they had a role for them
early on, but dropped it as being too corny). I could see some room
however for some extra intelligent dolphins (so if you want to e-mail me
with ideas, I may compile a set of "rumors" about dolphins and publish
them. Of course reality will be based on what I or any assistant GMs
decide, though one possible hint is that I do own a trans-blue dolphin
[I don't think I have any white ones though - but if someone brings
some...]).
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Frank Filz wrote:
> > > ...You'll need to brief us more on how to make our ships battle ready. Do we need large
> > > crews of minifigs? Can we overload on cannon? Can we make a shark catapult? :-)
> >
> > I'll answer this one later (gotta head home)...
>
> Sorry I didn't get to this last night...
>
> If we do something like the campaign game, we will want many smaller
> ships, and even if we play the battle game, it will still be nice to
> have bunches of smaller ships. I will start building some small ships
> over the next couple weeks. Unless we have a huge number of players,
> lets just use my minifigs so we don't need to keep track of who belongs
> to whom. If you have a favorite fig you want to use for your captain,
> that would probably be ok (captains are easier to keep track of).
>
> Another reason to keep to the smaller ships is to make things more
> manageable since it sounds like for the most part we aren't familiar
> with the rules.
>
> Here's a post I made earlier with ship building guidelines:
...when in doubt read the instructions :-) Well, I'm gonna kill lots of trees and print it
all out to read! (paperless office be damned!)
...you can go back to ignoring me now...
wubwub
stephen f roberts
wamalug guy (http://wamalug.org)
Jain's Guide (http://wildlink.com/lego/jain)
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> Name
Shiri Dori
> How long do you want to play (1)
a few hours, but I will probably be mostly welling in the castle area.
> Have you played before
Nope.
> Are you willing to help GM (2)
Sure, whatever you need!
> What ships would you like to bring
Umm, I don't really have any ('cept for the BV yacht, I doubt that qualifies ;)
> Do you want to supply some islands (3)
I'd love to. I have a few island BPs to bring over, is there anything special
I should do with them? Put awful creatures, traps, ...?
Perhaps my inn could serve as a healing post? :-)
> What else would you like to bring
Whatever you need and I have.
-Shiri
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> Name:
Steve Campbell
> How long do you want to play
Several hours. I'd like some time to tour the other rooms and shmooze.
> Have you played before
Narrr
> Are you willing to help GM
Sharrr!
> What ships would you like to bring
I have an RBR derivative called the Wraith mounting 3 cannon per side, 1 swivel
turret on the bow, and 2 stern chasers.
> Do you want to supply some islands
I have one I could bring but I'll need to figure out how to pack it up. It's a 32x32
baseplate from Pirates Perilous Pitfall with a fort mounting 4 cannon plus a 32x16
plate attached for the docks.
> What else would you like to bring
A hankie for all of the lubbers I send to Davy Jones' Locker! Arrr!
q:-)
My plans right now are to travel Saturday morning so my ETA will be between 10 am
and 12 noon on Saturday. But don't wait up for me.
SteveC
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Stephen A. Campbell wrote:
> > Are you willing to help GM
Gee, I think just about everyone is willing to GM...
> Sharrr!
>
> > What ships would you like to bring
>
> I have an RBR derivative called the Wraith mounting 3 cannon per side, 1 swivel
> turret on the bow, and 2 stern chasers.
Is that a 2 center section ship or larger? Are the stern chasers under
the poop deck? The game doesn't particularly deal with stern chasers,
but I'd consider allowing a ship to have two stern chasers in place of
one regular cannon. The ship will have a lesser ability to fight ships
to the side or ahead, but would have a superior capability to fire to
the rear.
As a class 6 ship this could actually have one more cannon (the way
Steve runs the game, broadside firing cannon can be used on either side
- I see no problem with the actual model having cannon for both sides,
but when a cannon is hit, a pair would be destroyed, and you can only
fire each pair once per turn).
> > Do you want to supply some islands
>
> I have one I could bring but I'll need to figure out how to pack it up. It's a 32x32
> baseplate from Pirates Perilous Pitfall with a fort mounting 4 cannon plus a 32x16
> plate attached for the docks.
Sounds like a nice fort. If we set up before you get there (most
likely), I'll just chose a location and have it surrounded by a storm
until you arrive...
> My plans right now are to travel Saturday morning so my ETA will be between 10 am
> and 12 noon on Saturday. But don't wait up for me.
Sounds fine. Since I really want to do something along the lines of the
campaign game, players can drop in at any time...
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Frank Filz wrote:
> Is that a 2 center section ship or larger? Are the stern chasers under
> the poop deck? The game doesn't particularly deal with stern chasers,
> but I'd consider allowing a ship to have two stern chasers in place of
> one regular cannon. The ship will have a lesser ability to fight ships
> to the side or ahead, but would have a superior capability to fire to
> the rear.
>
> As a class 6 ship this could actually have one more cannon (the way
> Steve runs the game, broadside firing cannon can be used on either side
> - I see no problem with the actual model having cannon for both sides,
> but when a cannon is hit, a pair would be destroyed, and you can only
> fire each pair once per turn).
I'll have to go throught he rules a bit, i think. The Wraith is a Class 6, two center
sections. Therefore, if I remove my redundant broadside cannon I have 6, which includes
the 2 stern chasers. I defer to the GM, of course, but we can discuss it at the Fest.
>
>
> > > Do you want to supply some islands
> >
> > I have one I could bring but I'll need to figure out how to pack it up. It's a 32x32
> > baseplate from Pirates Perilous Pitfall with a fort mounting 4 cannon plus a 32x16
> > plate attached for the docks.
>
> Sounds like a nice fort. If we set up before you get there (most
> likely), I'll just chose a location and have it surrounded by a storm
> until you arrive...
I will attempt a new land speed record...
Thanks Frank,
SteveC
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Stephen A. Campbell wrote:
>
> Frank Filz wrote:
>
> > Is that a 2 center section ship or larger? Are the stern chasers under
> > the poop deck? The game doesn't particularly deal with stern chasers,
> > but I'd consider allowing a ship to have two stern chasers in place of
> > one regular cannon. The ship will have a lesser ability to fight ships
> > to the side or ahead, but would have a superior capability to fire to
> > the rear.
> >
> > As a class 6 ship this could actually have one more cannon (the way
> > Steve runs the game, broadside firing cannon can be used on either side
> > - I see no problem with the actual model having cannon for both sides,
> > but when a cannon is hit, a pair would be destroyed, and you can only
> > fire each pair once per turn).
>
> I'll have to go throught he rules a bit, i think. The Wraith is a Class 6, two center
> sections. Therefore, if I remove my redundant broadside cannon I have 6, which includes
> the 2 stern chasers. I defer to the GM, of course, but we can discuss it at the Fest.
I just received communication from Steve about stern chasers. He had
them in an early version of the game, but they ended up just being a
hassle. So let's not deal with that, but if you don't want to re-build
your ship to add another broadside cannon, we can just count the
sternchasers as a single broadside cannon. Also no real need to remove
the redundant cannon (like I said before, we just need to destroy them
in pairs).
> > Sounds like a nice fort. If we set up before you get there (most
> > likely), I'll just chose a location and have it surrounded by a storm
> > until you arrive...
>
> I will attempt a new land speed record...
Try not to get a ticket...
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